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Went visiting Death Valley for the first time at the end of summer. The rental's tires were of suspect quality so we did not venture into Devil's Golf Course. Instead, I took this picture standing on the main road.

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Nov 17, 2009 at 07:56 PM

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p.1 #2 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

Very nice image, Sunny. Graphically interesting.

Nov 17, 2009 at 08:03 PM

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FYI, unlike many roads in Death Valley (such as the road to The Racetrack), the Devil's Golf Course road is a piece of cake. I can't imagine being in Death Valley without a vehicle I could take on even the mildest dirt roads.

Nov 17, 2009 at 08:14 PM

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p.1 #4 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

Hi Gary, Thanks so much for the comment. You're right. It was our first trip west, and we did not know what we'd run into. I was tempted to go in, but we seemed to smell burnt rubber. Oh, well, next time.

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Nov 17, 2009 at 08:27 PM

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p.1 #5 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

Hi Jeffrey,

Thank you for the comment.

Nov 17, 2009 at 08:27 PM

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SunnyLong wrote:
Went visiting Death Valley for the first time at the end of summer. The rental's tires were of suspect quality so we did not venture into Devil's Golf Course. Instead, I took this picture standing on the main road.

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Nice image.

For the record, this particular gravel road is very unchallenging - if the tires were bad enough to worry about this I wouldn't be driving the car to DV at all! (It is perhaps a mile, almost completely level, and barely washboarded at all.)

That said, your "forced" avoidance of the "gold course" probably led you to create a more interesting photo than you might have found if you had driven out there.

Take care,

Dan

Nov 17, 2009 at 10:24 PM

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p.1 #7 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

Hi Dan,
Very grateful for the comment and advice. We'll definitely get a better vehicle next time around.
Sunny

Nov 17, 2009 at 11:13 PM

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p.1 #8 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

excellent!

Nov 17, 2009 at 11:20 PM

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p.1 #9 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

Thank you, Steve.

Nov 17, 2009 at 11:42 PM

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p.1 #10 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

very nice, it is so simple yet very effective!

Nov 18, 2009 at 12:08 AM

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p.1 #11 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

Hi Binh, Thanks a lot. I'm very grateful for the comment and really appreciate all the encouragement I've received.

Nov 18, 2009 at 12:21 AM

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p.1 #12 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

What Steve said.....Excellent!! Wonderful depth in this and the dusty/hazy light is beautifully captured.

Barry

Nov 18, 2009 at 03:34 AM

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p.1 #13 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

Thank you, Barry. I saw a previous car going in, kicking up lots of dust, and I was reminded of some movie. So I waited for another car and took this one. Glad that it kind of works.

Nov 18, 2009 at 04:10 AM

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p.1 #14 · Road to Devil's Golf Course

Cool shot, Sunny. I love the color combos on this one. Almost looks abstract.

Cheers,
Ed

Nov 18, 2009 at 07:19 PM


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